宅

zhái

residence, dwelling, home; grave

How to write 宅, stroke by stroke

residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home

Pictophonetic: semantic 宀 (roof), phonetic 乇

Made of 宀 + 乇

住宅zhù zháiresidence; dwelling; abode
豪宅háo zháiluxury home; mansion
宅邸zhái dǐresidence of a high-ranking official
宅子zhái zihouse; residence
住宅区zhù zhái qūresidential area; housing development
民宅mín zháihouse; people's homes
住宅楼zhù zhái lóuresidential building
凶宅xiōng zháiinauspicious abode; haunted house
古宅gǔ zháiformer residence
宅女zhái nǚfemale geek; female nerd; otaku girl
宅度假zhái dù jiàstaycation; residential vacation
宅男zhái nána guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")

跟我们的房子比，你的就是个豪宅。
gēn wǒ men de fáng zi bǐ ， nǐ de jiù shì gè háo zhái 。
Compared to our house, yours is a mansion.
住宅围栏应该多高？
zhù zhái wéi lán yīng gāi duō gāo ？
How high should a home fence be?
他住在大宅邸里。
tā zhù zài dà zhái dǐ lǐ 。
He lived in a big mansion.